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At a Special Meeting Jan. 9, Grimes County commissioners responded to the dumping of eight barrels of unknown substance by unknown persons on CR 306 New Year’s Eve by approving an emergency contract for testing and disposal with Masters ARS Environmental Response Services. The motion capped payment at $12,000 from contingency funds based on the estimated $1,500 per barrel test cost and stated Judge Joe Fauth will sign the contract and Emergency Management Coordinator David Lilly will approve work orders.
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FIRST GRADE All A’s
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On the heels of his recent congressional bipartisan trip to the Texas border, Grimes County’s U.S. Representative, Michael McCaul, stopped in Navasota Saturday, Jan. 27. Over a plate of Mallett’s barbecue, cobbler and Texas tea, the congressman discussed pressing national and local issues with nearly two dozen Grimes County Republicans.
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DALLAS — Harland Acker of Anderson was named to the fall 2023 dean’s list at the University of Dallas for earning a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Acker is a Senior Business major.
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Jimmy Johnson gained his heavenly wings on Jan. 22, 2024, surrounded by his beloved wife and soulmate, Louise, and all of his daughters, sons-in-laws, and some of his grandchildren.
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Cora L. Lewis, 95, of Richards, Texas departed this life on Jan. 21, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Missouri City, Texas. She was born in Navasota, Texas on Dec. 24, 1928 to the late Ocea and Larcile Jackson. She met and married the late Rev. Tommie Lewis, Sr. To this union eight children were born.
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Theresa Anne Lemery Ridout, age 86, passed away on Jan. 12, 2024. Theresa was born March 7, 1937, in Glens Falls, NY to Theodore Charles Lemery and Helene Dubee Lemery. Theresa was affectionately nicknamed “Teddy” by her father. Her early life was spent in upstate New York, and she graduated from Glens Falls High School in 1954.
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